Map of Electra city

Electra is a city in Wichita County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Wichita Falls metropolitan statistical area. The population was 2,791 at the 2010 census., down from 3,168 in 2000. Electra claims the title of Pump Jack Capital of Texas, a title made official by the state in 2001, and has celebrated an annual Pump Jack Festival since 2002. It was named in honor of Electra Waggoner, an heiress to the Waggoner Ranch.

Electra city overview:
Name:	Electra city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Wichita County
Elevation:	1,220 ft (372 m)
Total Area:	3.08 sq mi (7.98 km²)
Land Area:	3.08 sq mi (7.97 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)
Total Population:	2,791
Population Density:	887.23/sq mi (342.54/km²)
ZIP code:	76360
Area code:	940
FIPS code:	4822984
GNISfeature ID:	1356894
Website:	www.electratexas.org

Online Interactive Map

Click on to view map in "full screen" mode.

Electra online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Electra location map. Where is Electra city?

Electra location on the U.S. Map. Where is Electra city. — Electra location on the U.S. Map.

Electra location on the Texas map. Where is Electra city. — Location of Electra in Texas.

History

Daniel Waggoner started a ranch in present-day Electra in 1852. Around 30 years later, the Fort Worth and Denver Railway was built, and its railroad tracks ran through the area. In 1885, Waggoner’s son, William Thomas Waggoner, successfully lobbied railroad executives to build a railroad station at the site. By this time, the Waggoner ranch covered a half-million acres. Until this time, the town was called Waggoner, but following the building of the station and a post office in 1889, it was dubbed Beaver Switch, after the nearby Beaver Creek. The opening of 56,000 acres (230 km) of land north of the railroad station brought more farmers to the area. The town was renamed again in 1907, this time after Waggoner’s daughter, Electra Waggoner.

Water can be scarce in this region of Texas, so Waggoner started drilling for water for the town’s new residents. Most of these drilling sites were befouled by crude oil, which made the water unfit for drinking. Three years later, a developer from Fort Worth named Solomon Williams bought the land from Waggoner. Soon thereafter, he annexed nearby land, subdivided the land, and placed advertisements in national media trying to increase the population. His efforts were successful, and the town grew from a population of 500 to 1,000 between 1907 and 1910. The Waggoner family still owns much of the same land they did in the beginning and still drills for oil there.

In 1911, the Electra Independent School District was created.

On 1 April 1911, the Clayco Oil gusher brought in an oil strike at a depth of 1,600 feet (490 m), producing 260 BOPD. Word spread quickly, and the population increased to over a 1000, with many more oil workers commuting from Wichita Falls. The town soon had brick buildings, cement sidewalks, and a telephone exchange.

In 1936, Electra had well over 6,000 residents, but by the 1960s, the population had decreased to just over 5,000. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex was growing, and many people moved away. By 2000, Electra’s population had fallen to about 3,000.

Electra Road Map

Electra city Satellite Map

Geography

Electra is located at 34°1′51″N 98°55′2″W / 34.03083°N 98.91722°W / 34.03083; -98.91722 (34.030809, –98.917281). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.4 mi (6.3 km), all of it land.